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Preservice Week
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On July 1, 2021, Dr. Janeen Perry-Campbell became Portsmouth Public School’s
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. She works with the both internal and external
stakeholders in the community to establish and develop sustainable equity goals for the
division. She is dedicated to the division in this capacity as she is a product of PPS,
graduating from I. C. Norcom High School.
Dr. Perry-Campbell holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Old Dominion
University, a MBA from Capella University, a Master of Education in Special Education
from Virginia State University, and a Ph.D.in Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis
in Urban Educational Leadership from Old Dominion University.
As a distinguished educator for over 15 years, she started her career in science
education specializing in the areas of Physics, Biology, AP Biology, Chemistry and
Engineering. She has not only taught in public high schools, she has also taught on the
post-secondary level as a Master Science teacher in the Old Dominion University’s
MonarchTeach program and as an adjunct professor in the graduate school of
education at James Madison University. In addition to teaching, Dr. Perry-Campbell has
served as middle school assistant principal and principal in Portsmouth Public Schools.
Her research on Black Girls in 3D: Disruptive, Defiant, and Disrespectful has served as
a springboard for presentations, workshops, and professional development on current
issues that delve into race, diversity, equity, and inclusion across the nation. Her
research areas are in critical race theory, culturally responsive and sustaining classroom
management as well as pedagogy, and disproportionate disciplinary outcomes for Black
girls. Dr. Perry-Campbell’s research on Black girls has garnered her numerous
accolades, awards, and opportunities. She has a book chapter that is being published
about Black female scholars who study Black girls.